Teaching the Holocaust through Film and Literature

EDUC 9087 B (3 credits / 45 hours)

Location: Online
Instructor: Jessica Rowe

Start Date: 02/02/2011
End Date: 03/08/2011

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Are you prepared to teach your students about the Holocaust? This course will cover the roots of anti-Semitism through the aftermath of the Holocaust. We will be utilizing documents, short stories,novels,online exhibits, documentaries and films to augment our study. By the end of the course you will be able to develop min-lessons utilizing the information on the Internet, become familiar with Podcasts and learn how to utilize survivor testimonies in your classroom.

Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

1. the events leading to the Holocaust.
2. the complexity of actions of individuals during the Holocaust.
3. the lesser known stories and events that occurred during the Holocaust.

Understand

1. how the events that occurred before, during and after the Holocaust are connected.
2. and how the Holocaust (and World War II) changed the world as we know it.

and Be Able To

1. take the literature and film knowledge back to their classrooms.
2. integrate their study of the Holocaust into their own lessons to give students a more complete education about that important period of time.